Friday, April 29, 2016

"What is the most popular sport in the world? No, not baseball. Not basketball either. And it isn't cricket, tennis, rugby, or hockey, even though those sports are played all over the globe and by millions of people."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

"September Saturday Grown-ups are always talking about the "good old days" and how things were so much better when THEY were kids."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

"Come on, David." I let go of his sleeve, afraid I'll rip it. When he was little, I could pull my brother behind me if he didn't want to do something, but now David's eight and too strong to be pulled."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Monday, April 25, 2016

"The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Friday, April 22, 2016

"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

"The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play, so we sat in the house all that cold, cold wet day."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

"Here we go again. We were standing in line waiting for breakfast when one of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap-tapped down the line."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

"Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great places! You're off and away!"

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Monday, April 18, 2016

"Where's Papa going with that ax?", said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Friday, April 15, 2016

"With a cold November wind stabbing through his jacket, Darrell Mercer took one last walk with his best friend, Malik Stone."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

"The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him "WILD THING!" and Max said, "I'll eat you up!" so he was sent to bed without eating anything."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

"June, Friday, If there's one thing I've learned from my years of being a kid, it's that you have ZERO control over your own life."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

"I'm not sure how to begin this story. For one thing, it's still going on. For another, you should never tell a story unless you're sure how it's going to end."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Monday, April 11, 2016

"Trouble cruised into Tupelo Landing at exactly seven minutes past noon on Wednesday, the third of June, flashing a gold badge and driving a Chevy Impala the color of dirt."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Friday, April 8, 2016

"He saw the first tree shudder and fall, far off in the distance. Then he heard his mother call out the kitchen window: "Luke! Inside. Now.'"

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

"Long ago in ancient Greece, there lived a curious boy named Pythagoras."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

"In the bright buzzing room, there was an iPad, and a kid playing Doom, and a screensaver of a bird launching over the moon."

AMS students, name that book. Enter the title of the book here for a chance to win a prize.

Monday, April 4, 2016

"I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that's the truth, the whole truth."

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Name That Book Contest

April is School Library Month. We are having a "Name That Book" contest during April. Every morning the first sentence or sentences of a book will be read over the intercom and posted here. Students, follow the link to enter your answer each day. All correct answers will be entered in a weekly drawing for a prize from Mrs. Hill's prize box. At the end of the month, all correct answers will be entered in a drawing for a $20 Walmart gift card. Remember students, if you share the correct answer with your friends, your chances of winning will go down.